Dr Nico Coetzee
Dr Coetzee specializes in Laparoscopic and Open surgery including certain areas of Surgical Oncology
Dr Nico Coetzee
Dr Coetzee specializes in Laparoscopic and Open surgery including certain areas of Surgical Oncology
Laparoscopic Surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) as opposed to the larger incisions needed in laparotomy.
Keyhole surgery makes use of images displayed on TV monitors to magnify the surgical elements.
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Open Surgery is characterized by the staples or stitches used to close the incision. Some practitioners of open surgery, as a reaction to minimally invasive techniques, now refer to open surgery as "microscopic surgery". That confusing title is based on the magnifying technology used during open surgery, after the incision is made to permit the surgeon's hands into the patient's body.
An invasive procedure is one which penetrates or breaks the skin or enters a body cavity.
Gastroenterology is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this specialty. Physicians practicing in this field of medicine are called gastroenterologists.
Gastroenterology is not the same as colorectal or hepatobiliary surgery, which are specialty branches of general surgery.
Dr Nico Coetzee joined the Medi Clinic group at Somerset West in 2009..Previously active and involved in the evolution of Laparoscopic Surgery as a participant and as an educator at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape.
Dr Nico Coetzee specializes in Laparoscopic and Open surgery including certain areas of Surgical Oncology